1. To prepare (materials for glass) by heat; fuse
2. To convert into a frit
1. To become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat.
2. To equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse.
3. To make liquid or plastic by heating.
1. To become liquid.
2. To become liquid or fluid; of a solid substance, when heated; SYN. liquify.
3. To make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating; SYN. liquify, liquidize, liquidise.
einen Stoff aus dem festen in den flüssigen Aggregatzustand überführen, bei einer für den betreffenden Stoff spezif. Temp. (Schmelzpunkt).
ETYM Latin fusio, from fundere, fusum to pour, melt: cf. French fusion. Related to Fuse, Foison.
The combining of two nuclei to form a heavier one. Fusion of the isotopesof light elements such as hydrogen or lithium gives a large relsease of energy.
1. A nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy; SYN. nuclear fusion, nuclear fusion reaction.
2. An occurrence that involves the production of a union; SYN. merger, unification.
3. Correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae; usually done surgically but sometimes done by traction or immobilization; SYN. spinal fusion.
4. The act of fusing (or melting) together.
5. The combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept; SYN. optical fusion.
6. The merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words.